First High Tea experience..

So, before Christmas, my gals and i had high tea at Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. It was technically my first high tea experience, and i wasnt disappointed! But of course, you know me, I'm one for the whole experience, ie, the company, the chatter, the gossip (crux!!), the pictures, the food and of course, the service. But the food and the service do not rank topmost in terms of importance yeah..haha...So, take my 'review' with a pinch of salt as always! Life needs a bit of saltiness IMHO, in addition to the sweet and bitter ..hahha...

 So, anyway..i didnt have a good start, i was in Pavilion having a meeting with client, so i switched on my Waze app to direct me to the hotel from Pavilion...and i got lost and had missed turnings sooo many times. At one point, i accidentally turned into the KLCC parking lot! And my Touch n Go didn't have enough balance, so i had to get down from the car and paid RM4 at the autopay machine just to get out from the parking. sheeshh....i showed Waze my sour face after that, nvm that i managed to get to the hotel with it's help..

 So, these datin-datins had a great time there. As it was our first time there, not knowing the quality and just wanting to generally test them out, we chose the Tea Lounge Area set at about RM48++, which came up to around RM50+, if this goldfish memory serves me right.. I think they have another 1 or 2 options, the one that i can remember is at the Orchid Conservatory, which is very beautiful, but more expensive, of course! What, better photo opportunity doesn't cost ar? haha..
Anyhow, here's the link, if anyone is interested to check out.. call to make booking for weekends, which can be quite packed.

Food was decent, some of the sweets were nice, but nothing too memorable in my opinion. Some friends like the scones, some (me) find them a tad dry. But the sandwiches were pretty decent, moist fresh bread slice and just the right amount of fillings. 

Hmm, i was too busy listening (ok la, got contribute also) to gossips that i didn't quite catch whether we could choose the sets or not...hmm...i think we didnt. They just gave us 2 trays for 4 pax and some local savoury hot plate (buffalo wings, popiah, those kind of stuff). And come to think of it, i didnt notice also what kind of tea they served us..i had earl grey (i guess...).

And at the end of it, the waiter just knew what to do, packed the leftovers in a take away box. So that was a good part of the service.

All in all, RM50+ for our first experience of high tea in a beautiful setting was quite worth it, in my opinion. And oh, do allocate another RM10 for the parking though. Not valet larr....self parked.

Till next time...

VCR Cafe

Hello peeps! Everyone must be in a real good mood this week because there are 2 days of Public Holidays! Oh well, everyone in certain states anyway haha... My friends in EM..soriiii..you cant celebrate Thaipusam with us...but you have Gawai ma....haha..

So anyway, there is this list going on on the internet recently listing the Top 20 Cafe in KL/Klang Valley or Top 20 Cafe or something like that..

And me as a bona fide coffee drinker (side story: I used to be a tea person, until i met my then bf/now husband who is a hard core Kopi O drinker. So when we were dating, i didnt like to call drinks when we had our meals in kopitiam or foodcourt and he would call his perennial favourite...yesyouguessedit- Kopi O Iced! And i would always steal a sip or 2 just to wash everything down after i finished makan. Then, kena liao larr....hooked! But instead of Kopi O i like my coffee with sugar, creamer, the whole works coz i cant stand much of bitterness. Ok story ends). 

And me as a bona fide coffee drinker (not to mention slightly kiasu), i went through the list and made effort to at least go to a few nearby.

So, my friend Yan yan (who is also my insurance agent btw. Dono why i should mention this except for you to know me better) and I made a date to go to this cafe.

So the coffee was ok, except that too kiasu taking pictures had rendered my latte cold by the time i took a sip. And you know being Chinese, cold is a no nooooooo. But was tasty nevertheless. (i must put in a caveat here to actually say that I'm actually a pretty cin cai person..and not really have super high demands of my coffee or food for that matter. And to me its the whole experience that matters, coffee with my friend in a nice new happening cafe, what's not to like, right. hahhaha.. Sorry if i have misled you into thinking this is some sort of a fantastical food blog or something..*shrug* :)

So the coffee was nice, the Peanut butter cake was really lovely (Who doesnt like Peanut Butter??!) and price was average lar. 

So, you gained absolutely no info about the cafe or the coffee from this blog post...Soriii, i just take photos and write a blog post just coz i want to.... :D

The old curiosity shop in Port Dickson

For watches and spectacles/sunglasses enthusiasts, especially the vintage/antique types...you would definitely  enjoy browsing this shop in Port Dickson.

Sinn Optical & Watch Co...

Yes, i know it sounds funny..but no, it's not a reference to Sin City or anything Las Vegas-y. Instead, in Chinese, it's the sound of 'Xin' as in Trust or believe.

This shop has been in existence for a real long time..for more than 20 years...so each and every person who grew up in PD should know this shop...

What are the charms, you ask.....

Well, see it for yourself!

From grandfather's clocks...

To antique watches...

To the old master at his trade...

To some of the limited edition designs of Zippo lighters...

You really wouldn't know what you'll find in this genuine old curiosity shop in Port Dickson! And i haven't even started talking about the sunglasses/Ray Bans, vintage spectacles and other little curios items yet! (which i'll leave to another blog post)... 

Located at :-

19 Main Road (Jalan Raja Aman Shah)

71000 Port Dickson,

Negeri Sembilan

Its at the row opposite Pak Lah Kopitiam at the old part of PD town (near Benteng Makan Malam).

Even if you don't buy anything, just have a browse and say hi to the old master there, he'll be happy to accept visitors! 

One more thing to do in Port Dickson!! :))